Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/110179 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 8950
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We analyse how a change in the probability of winning a tournament affects an agent's effort using the qualification rules for entry into the group and playoff stages of the UEFA Champions' League. Our results suggest that increasing the number of slots that a national league gets in the Champions' League leads to increases in investment in talent ex ante. This effect is largest among the teams that in the previous season just failed to qualify. This suggests that changes in prize structure leads to changes in investment decisions amongst those clubs most affected at the margin. However, we also find that incumbent teams that have already qualified for the Champions' League simultaneously raise their efforts, consistent with the occurrence of an arms race among top European football teams.
Subjects: 
tournaments
UEFA Champions League
JEL: 
M5
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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